Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-09

Lady Montbarry lifted her hands threaten.
ingly, with the long, lean, yellow-white
fingers outspread AMI crooked at tho
tips Mrs. Ferrari shrunk at the sight Of
them, and gave the address Lady Mont
barry pointed CONTEMPORARY to the door
then changed her mind. "Noi not yeti
you will tell Miss Lockwood what has hap
pened, and sho may refuse TO sec me. Twill
go there at once, aud you shall go with me.
As far as tho house--not inside of It. Sit
down again. l am going to ring for my
maid Turn your back to tho door; your
cowardly face Is not at TO be seenP
She rang tho bell. The maid appeared
any cloak and bonnet--instantlyl"
The maid produced the cloak and bonnet
from the bedroom
"a cab at the door-before can count
tenl"
The maid vanished. Lady Montbarry sur
veyed herself in the glass, and wheeled round
again, with her cat like suddenness, to Mrs.
Ferrari.
al look more than half dead already, don't
Iin she said. with grim burst OF irony.
AGive me your arm"
She took Mrs. Ferrari's arm and left the
room "You have nothing to fear, so long as
you obey she whispered, on the way down
stairs. "You leave me at Miss LoCkwood's
1oor and never see me again"
In the hall they were met by the landlady
Of the hotel. Lady Montbarry graciously
presented her companion. any good friend,
Mrs. Ferrari; am so glad to have seen her. y
The landlady accompanied them to the door.
The cab was waiting. SECT in first, good
Mrs. Ferrari," said her ladyship, "and tell the
man where to CO."
They were driven away. Lady Mont
baTTy's variable humor changed again. With
low groan OF misery, she threw herself
back in the cab. Lost in her own dark
thoughts, as careless of the woman whom she
had bent to her iron will as IL no such person
vat by her side, she preserved a sinister
silence, until they reached the house where
Miss Lockwood lodged. ln an instant, she
reused herself TO action. She opened the
door q the cab, and closed 1t again on Mrs
Ferrari before the driver could get of his
box.
"Take that lady mile further on her way
honc!" she said, as she paid the man his fare.
| The next instant she had Knocked at the house
door as Miss Lockwood at homei"
ayes, ma'am.s
puo obeppeu ONoE tuo tuioSnOlAt WV uoSi
.losed on her.
(which way. mA'Ami" asked the driver Of
the cab.
Mrs Ferrnri put her hand to her head, and
tried to collect her thoughtS Could she
leave her friend and bensfactress helpless at
Lady Montbarry's mercyi She was still
Fninly endeavoring to decide on the course
that She ought to follow, when gentleman,
topping at Miss Lockwood's door, happened
20 look toward the cab window, and saw her.
"Are you going to call on Miss Agnes tooF
ae asked.
1t was Henry WestwiclS. Mrs Ferrari
.lasped her hands In gratitude as she recog-
nized him
HGo In, STRIP she cried. go IN. directly.
That dreadful woman Is with Miss Agnes.
30 and protect heri"
"What womanln Henry asked.
The answer literally struck him speeches.
With amazement and Indignation In his face,
10 looked at Mrs. Fsrrari as she pronounced
The hated name OF LADY Montbarry." ''Tl
zee to IT, was all he said. He knocked at the
house door; and be, too, In his turn, was let